Uzbekistan

I traveled to Uzbekistan in September 2014 as the pre-trip to my trip to Turkey with Overseas Adventure Travel. This was the first time I had visited this part of Asia. I hope to explore other parts of Central Asia in the future.

The Maghoki-Attar Mosque is the oldest mosque in Central Asia. It dates from the 12th century. Remains of a Zoroastrian temple and a Buddhist temple have been found beneath it. Jews once used it in the evenings.

This site was originally occupied by a Buddhist temple, then later a Zoroastrian temple that was built in the 5th century. Zoroastrianism was a monotheistic faith and the state religion of the Persian Empire before the rise of Islam.